Mobility

With reference to the National Land Transport Act, 2009 (Act 5 of 2009) (NLTA), which established the Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) for the approval and distribution of e-hailing licences at provincial level:

(1) (a) Since 2021, how many operating licences for e-hailing vehicles have been issued by each municipality, particularly larger municipalities such as the City of Cape, in the province,

(b) what are the relevant criteria for obtaining these operating licences,

(c)(i) how many e-hailing licences have been declined by the Province and (ii) what were the reasons for these rejections in terms of section 57 of the NLTA,

(d) how many operating licences were (i) approved by the Province following an objection from municipalities and (ii) rejected by the Province following an objection from municipalities,

(e)(i) what was the quota per municipality in the province for the issuing of these licences year-on-year between 2021/22 and 2024/25, (ii) what is the target for 2025/26 and (iii) what is the rationale for these quotas and

(f)(i) how many licence holders of e-hailing licences have multiple permits that were granted and (ii) what is the breakdown by (aa) company, (bb) individual and (cc) enterprise;

(2) whether these permits are allowed to be sold or hired out; if so, what is the policy that guides the sale or hire of these permits?